Vehicle seat



Aiw. W. lGCE VEHICLE SEAT Sept.. E4 192% fined Feb. 26, 1925 E U TE mm vw. WL

. 1, m were Patented Sept.. ld, lgfis.

Lassen W. con, oi: ostuni), Caumartin.

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Application filed February 26, 1925. Serial No. 11,661.

This invention resides in the provision of 6, being,` secured thereto by suitable fasten a swinging spring seat `tor vehicles parings 8 in such manner that the ends ol the ticuiarly agricultural vehicles, such as plows, bars 5 and 6 extend beyond the laterally culti'vators,,tractors and the like. i turned portion 7. This cradle structure is 60 The primary object oit the invention is to simple, inexpensive, strong and capable oi:` provide a simply constructed, comparatively being` readily and easily attached to the veinexpensive seat which may be readily and hiCle Sothat the seat may be eflectively supeas'ily attached to vehicles and which will ported therefrom. prove exceptionally wmfortable, strong and Theseat comprises a rectilinear seat frame 65 i0 durable. 9 of skeleton construction including a cross @ne 0f the Objects of the invention is to plate 'l0 which is curved upwardly and rearprovide a vehicle seat oi the character de *'idly to Serve as a back rest ll,there being scribed in which the seat may freely swing SL-able @FOSS pieces l2 and 13 extending in my dyegtion t@ a lmd @Krom While tiansversely on the back rest and which may.. 70 being cushioned through the agency ofv a he cushioned or upholstered'in any suitable special Spring arrangement, the Said gaat manner. The seat frame includes front and being suspended 'from a substantially conre channel iron pieces l0 and 1l. Joinstructed supporting means which permits 01"' 'igfllQS@ PGCGS l0 and 11 and SlCGd Vi11- a swinging, yielding supporting 0i the Seat wardiy 'from the outer ends thereof are simiand insures the comfort of 'the occupant lar Sido bers 121.` Other cross pieces or thereof. brace members may be employed as desired A further Objeet is t0 provide a Seat 0f to join these particular pieces oi' the seat the character described in which the seat fra-ine, for efr-ample, the bar l2. supporting means serves in part as arm rests. Extending downwardly from the ends of SU 35 liVith the above mentioned and other obthe bars o and 6 are eye bolts lll from which jects in view, the invention' consists in the depend flexible elements 'l5 in the,` form of novel construction and combination of parts chains. 'lhe 'lower linirs of these chains are hereinafter described, illustrated in the acinserted through the eyes i6 of the eye bolts companying; drawings, and set forth in the 17, which boitsiare passed through openings ife ill claims hereto appended, it being,` understood in the outer extremities of the bars l0 and that various changes in the `lorin, proporll. The eye bolts extend below the seat tion, size and minor details of construction frame and have nuts i9 turned on their lower `within the scope of the claims may be rescrew threaded ends 20. These nuts support sorted to without departing;` from the snrit cup washers 2l against which washers the JU ifi sacrificing any oi the advantages of the lower ends'of helical expansion springs 22 invention. engage, the springs being mounted on the Referring to the drawings: bolts. The upper ends oi the springs engage Fig. l represents side elevation of a seat similar cup washers 2li disposed upon the constructed in accordance with my invention. under side oil the bars l0 and ll. Thus to @u Fig. 2 is a rear elevation or the seat oi the springs yieldincident to weight being my invention. Fig. i3 is a top plan vieu7 of carried by the seat and provide for an efi'ecthe seat with the seat member removed. tive cushioning action. rllie chains l5 perrlhe embodiment of the invention illusmit the seat to swine' freely in all directions tinted in the accompanying dravvingr comand the combined swingingand cushioning' 10U if' prising,` a seat supporting;` cradle generally actions provided by this arraneement insure designated l, which consists of an attacha comfortable and secure seat especially nig; plate or bar 2 adapted to be secured to adapted for agricultural vehicles which are some convenient part of the vehicle to which required to negotiate rough and irregular the seat is to be attached. Fastened to the ground. v ""l ends of the bar or plate 2 are substantially The cross piece l0 of the seat traine is setl-shaped supporting bars 3 ande. Efitendcured at its forward end by fastening-s 25 ing between the bars 3 and 1l and fastened to to the iront part of the seat frame. Bolts the upper ends thereof are horizontal sus- 26 are inserted through the rear part oi the pension bars 5 and 6. The upper ends of seat frame and through the plate l0. These W 5f" the bars 3 and 4.- are bent laterally s at T bolts have nuts 27 turned on their lower endi and constitute supports for the hars 5 and which Lnuts support cup Washers 28 engaged by the lower ends ot expansion springs 29. The springs are Inounted on the bolts and their upper ends engage cup washers 30, which contact with the lewe? side ot the plate 1.0. lill hen the seat is occupied and the occupant lerins on the bach rest, the springs "29 yield and grovide a cushioning` action' which insures the coin'tort of the occiugant of the t t. 'il he bars and G serve as arin `rests. ihe il-shaped bars being,v disposed between L,he traine member l0 and ll i for limiting the swingino movement or the sont, as these bars l0 and il will strike the lei-shaped bars in the forward or rearward swinging of `he seat ineinber.

claini:

l. A vehicle seat Comprising a cradle structure adapted to be attached to a Vehicle, flexible elements depending from the structure, a seat ineinbenrbolts extending through corners ot the seat rnefnber and to the upper ends ot which said flexible elements are attached, springs mounted on vthe bolts and abutment members on the bolts between which and the seat member said springs engage.

2. A. vehicle seat comprising` a cradle seat structure, a seat trame extending above wlnch are portions of said cradle structure, flexible elements depending from the uppeiI portions of the Cradle structure, bolts extending` through the corners ottl the seat 'traine and to the upper ends ot which said `flexible elements are connected and springs associated with the bolts to take up the load of the seat when the latter is occupied.

i vvehicle seat comprising an attaching plate adapted to be secured to a Vehicle to which the seat is to be attached, iet-shaped bars secured intermediate or" their ends to said attaching plate, substantially horizontal bars connecting' the upper ends ot the tishaped bers, a seat lneinber, exibleelernents depending` from the substantially horizontal bers, eye bolts extending through the seat nienilier and to which said flexible elements are attaeheth nuts supported on the lower portions o't the eye bolts7 washers supported by the nuts, expansion springs mounted on the bolts with their lower ends engaging the washers and similar washers engaged with the uncle-r part ot the sea-t traine and upper ends of said springs.

LESTER W. COE. 

